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Insurers’ Worries Over ‘Zombie’ Firms Contribute to Rising Rates: Swiss Re
The expectation that hundreds of so-called zombie companies will fail over the next few years and drag on the economy is among the major concerns prompting insurers to reduce risk and charge higher ...
FBI Recovers Most of Bitcoin Ransom Paid by Colonial Pipeline
The U.S. recovered almost all the Bitcoin ransom paid to the perpetrators of the cyber attack on Colonial Pipeline Co. last month in a sign that law enforcement is capable of pursuing online ...
Time For Insurers to Reassess ‘Grim’ Cyber Insurance Market: AM Best
With the cyber risk hazard environment—ransomware, business interruption and aggregation—worsening significantly, "prospects for the U.S. cyber insurance market are grim," according to a report ...
Allianz, UBS, Generali, DWS Submit Bids for NN Group’s Asset Manager
DWS Group and Assicurazioni Generali SpA are among suitors that submitted initial bids for the asset management arm of NN Group NV, people familiar with the matter said. The unit, known as NN ...
Federal Lawmakers Probing CNA Ransom, Cyber Insurance Payouts
Late last week, federal lawmakers requested information from Chicago-based insurer CNA about a March 21 cyber attack on the company and about a reported $40 million ransom CNA paid to end the ...
Barbershops to Symphony: Judge Nixes Hundreds of Business Interruption Claims
A federal judge in Seattle has dismissed lawsuits filed by hundreds of Washington state businesses seeking insurance coverage for revenues lost because of COVID-19 public health orders. U.S. District ...
First-Quarter P/C Underwriting Income Down 53%
The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry saw its net underwriting income fall in first-quarter 2021 by 53 percent as compared with the same prior-year period, according to preliminary financial ...
‘We Can’t Do It Alone,’ Says White House in Urging Companies to Upgrade Cybersecurity
The White House warned corporate executives and business leaders on Thursday to step up security measures to protect against ransomware attacks after intrusions disrupted operations at a major ...